Squeegee or window-cleaner.



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WINDOW CLEANER. `o 0N FILED JUNE 22,1905.

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Patented Feb. 8, 1910.

an il NIWI 4 R. LANE, OF LUDING'ION, MICHIGAN.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

`Application led June 22, 1905.

Patented Feb. d, 319MB. Serial No. 266,374.

l To all whom it may-'concem:

Be it known that I, JAMES R. LANE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ludington, in the county of Mason and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Squeegees or Window- Cleaner's,fof which the following is a specification. j

This invention relates to squeegees or wipers for cleaning windows or floors which usually comprise Aa strip of rubber and a holder therefor. Q

My invention relates more particularly to the means whereby the wiper is attached to the holder, and it also relates to improvements in the construction ofthe wiper itself.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide improved means for securing the wiper and holder together.

Another object of theinvention isto provide means for securing the wiper and rubber together, and at the same time reduce to the minimum the quantity of rubber required to effect such attachment. j

A further object of the inventioni is to provide an improved construction of the wiper itself, whereby a wiper lof the-minimum thickness may be employed land yet possess the-requisite strengthvand durability.

With a view to ends and the accomplishment of certain other objects which will hereinafter appear,

elty which will now be describedwith'reference to the accompanying drawing, .and more particularly pointed outinthe claims.

In the said drawing,*Figure el is a crosssection of the holder and the wiper, secured to a head which Iwould ordinarily be constructed of wood; Fig. Ila section of the wiper; Fig. 2 is a front eleva-` tion of Fig; l, with a portion of the holder broken away. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 illustrating a modification; and Figs. 4 and 5 are similar views, illustrating still further modifications.

l is a block or head, to which the handle 2 is attached,and according to `one form of my invention this block or head is provided along its lower edge with a lon 'tudinal recess, in which is lsltuated a troug -sha-ped holder or clip 3, of a cross-section corresponding to the shape and cross-section of the said recess and which may be held in the recess by means of one or more tacks 4, or by any other suitable expedient, the tack or the attainment of these is a detail cross-V tacks being driven through the bottom of the trough into the wood of the head l. The edges of the trough-shaped holder 3 are provided with inturned flanges 5, 6, which enter grooves or spaces 7 formed in the faces of the wiper and whereby the wiper is firmly held in place with capability of being removed by sliding it longitudinally. The wiper in this form is coniposel `of three strata of rubbervS, 9, l0, and two strata 11, 12, of canvas, linen cloth, or any other suitable flexible reinforcing material, incorporated with or securely attached to the strata of rubber, and servin not only to reinforce and prolong the life o lthe wiper, but to form a Wearing surface for the edges of the flanges 5, 6, which Apreferably project through the two outer strata 8, l0, and take their bearings directly against the reinforce strata 1l,v 12. The outer strata of rubber in this exemplication comprise a plurality of members spaced from each other and secured tothe reinforce to form the spaces 7. Consequently the cutting or breaking of the wiper where it is engagedby the flanges 5, 6, is prevented and the life of the device considerably prolonged.l It will also be seen that the amount of material at theupper edge of the wiper above the grooves 7, is "comparatively small, as no enlargement or extra thickness of the` wiper at this point is In the form of my invention shown in Fig. 3 the wiper is constituted by two strata of rubber 8, 9, and two strata of fabric, or ,other suitable flexible reinforce, ll, l2, the latter stratum being on the outside instead of on the inside as in Fig. l, so as to protect the back of the wiper from wear against the lip'l3 of the holder. The holder in this form di'ers from that in the other form in that the longitudinal recess or passage for receiving the upper edge of the wiper is Vprovided with but a single'inturned flange, which is indicated at 5a, and thisflange and the lip 13 are formed integrally with the body 14 of the holder, which is not unlikev a well known form. In this form it will also be seen that the groovev for the holding flange is formed 'on one side only of the wiper.

In the form shown in Fig. 4 the holder is substantially the same as that shown in Fig. 3, but the wiper is composed of two strata of rubber 9 and l5, the latter of which is corrugated longitudinally, as indicated at l necessary for making the attachment secure. l the invention'conslsts in the'features of novlthe holder stan 16, so asto produce lon tudinaly grooves, one of which near the e ge is utilized for 4the en agement of the holding flange 5a.

In addition to these two strata of rubber are employed two strata of reinforcing material 11, 12. The advantage of this form is that when one edge of the wiper is worn beyond usefulness, that is to an extent wearing away the lowermost one of the ribs of the corru ations, it may be slipped out and inverte in the holder, the last perfect groove being utilized for the engagement of the flange 5a.

. In .the form shown in Fig. 5 the holder is of the same construction as that shown in Fig. 1, exceptin that the Bange is on one side only, the wiper being of the construction illustrated in Fig. 4. Thisv method of fastening the wiper in the holder requires only the minimum amount of the wiper to project above the holding flange into the older, as it obviates the necessity of looping the wi er around an anchor or rod within the ho der as a means of attachment. This saves considerable material in the reduction of the width of the wiper while the employment of one or more layers of reinforcing fabric or other suitable substance makes the wiper more durable and increases its wearing. qualities, and consequently makes amthinner wiper and a wiper of a lower grade of material available for use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a holder and a wiper comprising a body having an imperforate reinforce, said wiper being also provided with a longitudinal groove extending through the body thereof to the reinforce, whereby the reinforce will extend across and form the bottom of the groove, one edge of the wipe'r being adapted to stand between the es of the holder with the extremity of one e e of within the groove and adjacent the face o the reinforce. l

2. In a device ofthe class described, the combination of a holder, a'reversible wiper comprising a body having a reinforcmg strip, said wiper being provided with a lurality of longitudinal grooves exten ing therethrough to the reinforcing strip, whereby the reinforcing strip will form the bottom of the groove, one edge of the holder being adapted to engage one side of the wiper and the other edge being adapted to enterany one of the grooves and engage the face of the reinforcing stri?.

3. ,As an article of manu acture, the herein described wiper for window 'cleaners and the like, compris' a reinforced body having a groove thereln extending to the reinforce, whereby the reinforce will form the bottom of the groove.

4. As an article of manufacture the herein described wiper for window cleaners and the like, comprlsing a body portion including an im er orate reinforcing strip of textile material, said body having a ove provided with open ends and exten g longitudinally of the body and therethrough to the reinforcing strip, whereby the reinforce will form the bottom ofthe groove.

5. As an article of manufacture, the herein described wiper compris'A cludin an im erforate re rcing strip embed ed therem, said body being provided with a plurality of grooves having open ends and exten ing from the face thereof and into close proximity to the reinforce.

l 6. The herein described article of manufacture comprising a plurality of strata of rubber, and an imperforate iexible reinforcing material interposed between the strata, theouter stratum of rubber comprising a plurality of members spaced from each other to expose the reinforcing material between the said members, said reinforcing material extending across the space between the members to form the bottom of the space.

7. As an article of manufacture, the herein -described wiper for window cleaners, comi p ing a plurality of strata of rubber and an imperforate flexible strip oftextile material between the strata, each of the outermost strat-a of rubber comprising a plurality of members spaced from each other, the textile material' being exposed and extending across the space between the members of the respective strata to form the bottom of said space.

JAMES R. LANE.

Witnesses:

C. C. F RIBLEY, M. M. Buss. 

